CHAPTER 8
Frequently asked questions
Question: | How do I put a caller on hold? | |||||||
Answer: | During your conversation, enter the Put Call on Hold sequence |
| 1 . The caller will be | |||||
Flash | ||||||||
| put on hold, and you will get an inside dial tone. You can hang up, call another party, what- | |||||||
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| To retrieve the call from hold, pick up your phone or otherwise get an inside dial tone, then use | |||||||
| the Retrieve Call from Hold sequence * 1 . | |||||||
Question: | How do I transfer a call? | |||||||
Answer: | You can: | |||||||
| • | Do a blind transfer using |
| 4 , then enter the extension number to which you wish to | ||||
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| transfer the call. | ||||||
| • | Do a transfer with consultation by entering the Set Up Transfer sequence |
| 5 , which | ||||
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| will put your caller on hold and give you an inside dial tone. At this point, dial the party you | ||||||
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| plan on transferring the call to and tell them that a call is coming, then complete the transfer |
using the Complete Transfer sequence Flash 6 . Note that if you can’t reach the second party, or they don’t want the call, you can retrieve the original caller by getting an inside line dial tone and using the Retrieve from Hold sequence * 1 .